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Storm to bring heavy rain, strong winds to Massachusetts, Rhode Island

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According to the National Weather Service, we are in for another storm.

A storm will develop off the Carolina Coast Wednesday and move across Southeast New England late ‪Wednesday night‬/early Thursday.

Rain from the storm will develop during ‪Wednesday afternoon‬ and evening; from ‪Noon to 3 PM‬ in Northern ‪CT and Western MA‬, and ‪from 3 PM to 7 PM‬ in RI and Central/Eastern MA.

Rain will be at its heaviest during ‪Wednesday night‬. Rainfall amounts will range between 1.5 inches and 2.5 inches.

Strong winds will develop along the South Coast ‪between 3 PM and 6 PM‬, and along the East Coast ‪between 6 PM and Midnight‬.

Wind will be strongest ‪between 2 AM and 8 AM‬, especially along the RI and Eastern Massachusetts coasts. Winds will gust to 35 to 45 mph in this area, with a few spots such as Outer Cape Cod possibly gusting to 55 mph.

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